Where does “Stadtsprecher” come from?

Stadtsprecher (German) comes from German Stadt, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Stadtsprecher (German): city spokesman of male or unspecified sex

Definitions

  1. city spokesman of male or unspecified sex

Ancestry of “Stadtsprecher”, step by step

Stadtsprecher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stadt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStadtcity; town; city center
2Middle High Germanstatbank, shore
3Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
4Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
5Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via German sprecher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprechera speaker; one who speaks (male or unspecified sex); especially
2Middle High Germansprecher—
3Old High Germansprechāri—
4Old High Germansprecho—
5Proto-Germanicsprekôspeaker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →